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With the amount of content that is shared on the Internet every minute, it’s no surprise that many people feel overwhelmed by the quantity of information out there. This is why content curation is becoming an essential digital literacy skill for teachers and students. Via Guillaume Decugis, Jan-Olof Steen
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:
Content curation is a great way to learn "the game"" of digital marketing. Filtering the world provides more reach, creates community faster and costs less than;...well any tactic we know. 
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Gamify Content Marketing Blows Up
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Storytelling is the new SEO shares examples of how your website and online marketing can tell engaging stories to win the NEW SEO.
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Internet marketing's "perpetual motion" machine is based on content creating community and, after winning hearts and minds, community becomes conversion.
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How To Get Great Visual Content
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You Are What You Measure
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The visual marketing and "lean content" revolution are upon us. The more Infographic-like our marketing is (either for our companies and brands or for ourselves in personal branding) the better.
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By now we all know the benefits of Facebook and Twitter and how they help drive business. And while reading through various feeds, you will have undoubtedly Via Thomas Faltin, Martin (Marty) Smith
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March 24, 2013 9:34 AM
There MUST be a way to use Vine for business, but the 6 second looped video has eluded me. This Business 2 Community post helps you find a way in to use Vine for business.
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There’s no doubt that communicators are in content overdrive these days. Content is the fuel for social conversation, search engine visibility and e-mail campaigns. Potential customers seek educati... Via Eva Sanagustin
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How Tos of An Enterprise Content Marketing Strategy
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SEO #1 organic listings are great, but not all keywords are equal - of Scenttrail Marketing's top posts the most promise comes from a Google #3 because ...
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Enjoyed speaking with Janet Kennedy in this podcast interview, but Janet posted as 009 [title]. Typing name of the episode into Google it didn't come up DESPITE Janet and I being connected in circles.
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There is only one way to break out of the rat race and eliminate all competing rats - create EPIC Personal Branding. Here's how. Added a Epic / Not Epic table.
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Stories Matter
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![10 Ways To Make Your Infographic Cool, Connected and Viral from @AtDotComSocial [infographic] | BI Revolution | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/4ptaKCCmWa2rU-nQdXp_EDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
10 Rules That Make An Infographic Cool, Effective and Viral [INFOGRAPHIC] Great Infographic from John van den Brink (@AtDotComSocial) about how to create Great info graphics.
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There is a creation myth that we often hear when it comes to content marketing. It tells us that in order to provide value with the content we produce, we need to create answers to questions. We need to create continually updated events, articles, videos, or images. Create, create, create. But creation is hard. Via Stefano Principato, massimo facchinetti
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Creation Is Hard
Content gets shared. Here's the rub and the BIG reason my ratio is set to 90% curation - your are statically more likely to get shares with curated content. Since shares are a content marketing CSF (Critical Success Factor) and what we are playing for curation wins.
Stefano Principato's curator insight,
July 12, 2013 1:48 AM
Content Curation is a term that describes the act of finding, grouping, organizing, or sharing the best and most relevant content on a specific issue.
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3 steps reveals how to build a successful business selling your own products & services in a niche market!
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If It Was Only This Easy :)
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The hottest social network on the scene is Pinterest, which offers visually dynamic and interactive boards for people and businesses to bond over shared passions. Hey...even Spark & Hustle has a Pinterest board.
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Helpful graphic defining how to use Pinterest to support your Internet marketing efforts.
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Titles are a significant part of your content strategy because they draw readers into your content. Discover our 9 secrets for writing awesome blog post titles.
Martin (Marty) Smith's insight:
Great insight here from @tracycgold on how to create content titles that hook readers, promote shares and help your hard work have longer legs. Who knows, the next great title you create may go mega-viral (Retweets to a potential audience over 200,000).
Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com's curator insight,
January 23, 2013 4:19 PM
READ THIS - Times up. That is about all the time you have to grab someone's attention in today's fast moving data stream. Don't spend hours writing a great post and forget the KICK BUTT title. 
Michael Procopio's curator insight,
January 27, 2013 2:35 PM
When I was at HP the editorial team did title tests and found noticable performance improvements. 
Debbie Horovitch's curator insight,
February 1, 2013 1:44 PM
I need to get a LOT better at writing titles that draw people in! It's an important element - but at the same time, the smart, funny titles that are more like headlines, don't do as well for SEO organic results imho |
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Content curation is certainly an important digital literacy skill, very useful for citizenship as a whole. An awesome tool to increase the current level of critical thinking.
Content curation has become an essential digital literacy skill for teachers and students.